by Catherine Suelo | Jun 15, 2024 | Child Development, Helpful Information, Parents
Simon C Griffith Max M Gillings, Macquarie University; Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University, and Simon Griffith, Macquarie University Recent public health threats such as COVID, and the current bird flu outbreak in Victoria, show we can’t separate human health...
by Catherine Suelo | Jun 3, 2024 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Sharomka/Shutterstock Amy Reichelt, University of Adelaide It’s a Saturday afternoon at a kids’ birthday party. Hordes of children are swarming between the spread of birthday treats and party games. Half-eaten cupcakes, biscuits and lollies litter the floor, and the...
by Catherine Suelo | Apr 18, 2024 | Child Development, Helpful Information, Parents
Elizabeth Westrupp, Deakin University and Tomer Berkowitz, Deakin University In the space of three days, there have been two devastating knife attacks in Sydney. Your child may have seen these on the news or social media. Or they might be hearing about it from friends...
by Catherine Suelo | Apr 15, 2024 | Child Development, Helpful Information, Parents
Elise Waghorn, RMIT University While much attention has been drawn to the detrimental impact of violent video games on children’s developing brains, there has been relatively little discussion regarding the negative effects of news and current affair programs children...
by Catherine Suelo | Mar 1, 2024 | Child Development, Helpful Information, Parents
Dwan Vilcins, The University of Queensland; Nicholas Osborne, The University of Queensland, and Paul D. Robinson, The University of Queensland Bushfires are currently burning in Australian states including Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia. In...
by Catherine Suelo | Jan 2, 2024 | Child Development, Childcare News, Family Day Care, Helpful Information, Long Day Care, Parents
Marcus Wallis/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Chris Speldewinde, The University of Melbourne In Australia we have a long history of taking children outdoors to learn about the natural environment. But thanks to computer games, tablets and busy lifestyles, children aren’t getting...
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